Explain what "double marginality" refers to

What will be an ideal response?


White police officers believe that minority officers will give members of their own race or ethnicity preferential treatment on the streets.

Those same minority officers face hostility from members of their own community who are under the impression that black and Hispanic officers are traitors to their race or ethnicity.

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Prisons currently house few elderly offenders, most of whom are in relatively good health

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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To prosecute a person for rape, ______

a. the offender must use force in the commission of the crime b. the victim and offender must be of opposite genders c. penetration of the vagina must occur d. there is no requirement that the victim must be female

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State the reasons for the bright-line rule regarding the warnings to suspects adopted in Miranda v. Arizona. Identify two circumstances that have to be present before officers are required to give the Miranda warnings. List three types of questioning for which officers do not have to give the Miranda warnings

What will be an ideal response?

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The Durkheimian perspective sees punishment as revenge and as a way to ___________ and ____________ the social order

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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